G-01: Use positive and negative
reinforcement procedure to strengthen behavior
An intervention to address chronic solid food refusal includes a feeding method of keeping the spoon at the child's mouth until the bite is accepted. Acceptance of bites of food increased. The behavior of the child to accept the bites of food is maintained by - ANSWER-negative reinforcement
A young child is noncompliant about getting dressed in the morning, which is consequated with parent attention. The parent offers the child a new action figure for every day that he gets dressed independent. He dresses independently for the first 4 days, and then is noncompliant for the next 4 days. This is likely a problem with reinforcer - ANSWER-MO
In addition to the characteristics of the reinforcer, the effectiveness of a reinforcer is affected by - ANSWER-the amount of behavior required to obtain the reinforcer
The response cost (effort) of the behavior upon which the reinforcer is contingent
the response cost (lost opportunity for the other reinforcers) of the behavior upon which the reinforcer is contingent
all of the above
A way to teach responding with a response-to-reinforcer delay is to - ANSWER-teach clients self-prompting or self-instruction
A teacher offers a reward of novel activity after classwork is completed. Classwork does not increase. The teacher might - ANSWER-increase preference of the stimulus through reinforcer sampling
A way to teach responding with a response-to-reinforcer delay is to - ANSWER-use a token or point system
To increase patient waiting during a reinforcer delay, you can - ANSWER-provide a distraction such as music, games, or other activities
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